Lack of Communication Ethics and Social Responsibility over Social Media

Abstract

Aim of the Study: From the emergence of web and digital life, swiftly developing of high tech crucially swaps the living style as well as communication patterns and means. Netting and for the time being, social media gadgets and applications occupied unavoidable space in our routine life. Our juvenile age groups are badly addicted of online streaming, communication, and all time trolling of trends and to catch the acknowledgement of their queries. One of the highly thriving web proffers at present are social media platforms. In this research, the researchers looked into the way of communication, manners and responsible behavior of social media platform consumers. Besides these, researchers also try to discover the social manners and ethics to be considers using social media applications for newsfeeds and content sharing.

Methodology: Direction of the study is to know the quality of content being uploaded on social media and its public debate in form of free commenting. Focus group method was applied to get data from target population on social media platforms. 200 active accounts of social media platforms (on Facebook which were the most active respondent on social posts) were targeted to pen down the responses of people to their social circle, friends and family on various posts in the form of comments.

Findings: Study found that swift respondents and mood servants often forget the moral and ethical values of their society, ignoring the frame of social responsibility and upload immoral content, give immoral feed back in form of comment and never care about the impacts on society and youth.

Conclusion: This study somehow inspired and provoked people to rethink and filter their content considering social standards and moral qualities of the society.